Who has had any issues with a refurb? I get them all the time, they often have MORE QC checks than something just off the new line...

Not me. I buy refurbs whenever it's an option. Right off the top of my head, I can think of 8 electronics items currently in use in my house that are refurbs, including my Premiere, and there are likely more that I've just forgotten are refurb'd.

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